Creighton vs. UConn Betting Preview - January 18
UConn hosts Creighton as a -7.5 favorite Saturday.
The Huskies are 8-0 in home games. UConn ranks sixth in the Big East in rebounding averaging 32.1 rebounds. Tarris Reed, Jr. leads the Huskies with 7.5 boards.
The Bluejays are 4-2 in conference games. Creighton averages 75.9 points and has outscored opponents by 5.4 points per game.
UConn makes 49.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.1 percentage points higher than Creighton has allowed to its opponents (40.6%). Creighton averages 10.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.7 more made shots on average than the 6.4 per game UConn gives up.
Ryan Kalkbrenner had 20 points in Creighton's 84-64 victory against Providence on Tuesday night.
Kalkbrenner added 10 rebounds and six blocks for the Bluejays (11-6, 4-2 Big East Conference). Steven Ashworth scored 20 points and added six assists. Isaac Traudt had 13 points and shot 4 for 4 from beyond the arc.
The Blue Jays have won four of their last five games and are now 11-6 for the season.
The Huskies come into this game 13-4 and winners of their last nine of ten games.
Alex Karaban scored 19 points, Solo Ball added 15, and No. 9 Connecticut bounced back Saturday from its first conference loss of the season to beat Georgetown 68-60.
The Huskies (13-4, 5-1 Big East), who fell 68-66 at Villanova on Wednesday, have not lost back-to-back league games since January 2023.
Player Prop Bets
Creighton @ Uconn (Scoring)
18-Jan-2025, 12:00
Alex Karaban
Uconn
Over(16.5)
-118
Under(16.5)
-110
Hassan Diarra
Uconn
Over(10.5)
-130
Under(10.5)
+100
Jackson McAndrew
Creighton
Over(7.5)
-118
Under(7.5)
-110
Jamiya Neal
Creighton
Over(11.5)
+110
Under(11.5)
-143
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Creighton
Over(16.5)
-118
Under(16.5)
-110
Samson Johnson
Uconn
Over(8.5)
+124
Under(8.5)
-162
Solo Ball
Uconn
Over(14.5)
-122
Under(14.5)
-107
Steven Ashworth
Creighton
Over(18.5)
+118
Under(18.5)
-154
Creighton @ Uconn (Rebounds)
18-Jan-2025, 12:00
Alex Karaban
Uconn
Over(5.5)
-114
Under(5.5)
-114
Hassan Diarra
Uconn
Over(3.5)
-113
Under(3.5)
-115
Jackson McAndrew
Creighton
Over(2.5)
-176
Under(2.5)
+135
Jamiya Neal
Creighton
Over(4.5)
-122
Under(4.5)
-107
Jasen Green
Creighton
Over(2.5)
-113
Under(2.5)
-115
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Creighton
Over(7.5)
+102
Under(7.5)
-132
Samson Johnson
Uconn
Over(3.5)
-130
Under(3.5)
+100
Solo Ball
Uconn
Over(3.5)
+127
Under(3.5)
-167
Steven Ashworth
Creighton
Over(3.5)
-132
Under(3.5)
+102
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